Theatre.
After nightfall, the theater was still crowded with people. A new play was being performed. Many people came to support it, and almost all the big and small moviegoers from the capital gathered together.
Zhang Zhou did not join in the fun that day, but others were still in the theater. They just moved to the viewing platform in the backyard to take a look at the excitement in the main hall of the theater from a distance.
At this time, at the entrance to the backyard of the theater, Jiang Dezhong was sitting on a stool. He stood up from time to time to take a look, but no one came out. Until he was about to get impatient, he saw Liu Gui. Appeared in front of him with two royal guards.
"Mr. Liu, can I go in and see you?" Jiang Dezhong had to be careful when seeing Liu Gui now.
After all, Liu Gui has always been a real guard, and he is also the person responsible for protecting Zhang Zhou. Although he still holds the power of hundreds of households, he is actually a temporary deputy Qian. As a householder, he is also very popular in Jinyiwei.
Liu Guidao: "Mr. Jiang, it's not that we are embarrassing you, it's actually that... the father-in-law doesn't have time to meet. Do you think you can visit at another time? Or... change a place?"
Liu Guidao: p>
Jiang Dezhong sighed: "I know it's not good to come to the house for no reason, but I can see Zhang Shangshu in this place. If I go to another place... His house is too high, I don't know how to do it." It's not good to just come to the door. You think you should not send a message, even if you ask me to come up and meet you, just say a few words."
"Then...just wait, maybe it will take a long time. "It's okay, I can wait. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Liu. I will give you a good drink when you come back. I haven't made time to entertain you recently." /p>
"You're welcome, Mr. Jiang, just don't cause trouble to the little ones."
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Liu Gui After meeting Jiang Dezhong, he was not in a hurry to see Zhang Zhou, because he knew that there were times when Zhang Zhou should not be disturbed.
Chung Dao from the observation deck, the Jin Yiwei next to him hurriedly came to move a chair for him as if to flatter him.
"No need." Liu Guidao, "It's rare to have leisure time. It's okay to stand here for a while. Keep an eye on all the surroundings. It seems safe here, but if someone really comes to harm the father-in-law, you know Which direction will the thief come from? Watch everywhere, especially the direction of the stage." Just as he was talking, a maid came to serve tea upstairs.
Liu Gui pointed and said: "Go to one side and wait. There is no order from above, and there is no need to send tea up."
There were two maids, and they stood separately after hearing this. to the side.
At least Liu Gui is the butler next to Zhang Zhou in the theater, and he seems to be able to make the decision in everything.
After a long time, Xiao Janggeum came down from above, holding a basin in his hand.
Liu Gui just smiled and nodded to her, and then said with a smile: "Is it convenient for you to see the guests?"
Xiao Jangjin said: "The master is still watching the show. , I don’t know.”
“Hey.Hey. "Liu Gui has no temper with this little girl. They are all Zhang Zhou's friends anyway. Perhaps he is not as close as Xiao Jang Jin.
Of course, this is just his idea. Zhang Zhou never compares the closeness of people around him. At least Liu Gui feels that as long as she is a woman, she cannot afford to offend him, especially the woman around Zhang Zhou. Who knows what status she will have in the future? Can he control himself casually?
In Vanity Fair, if he doesn't even understand this, then his royal food in recent years will be in vain.
"Master Liu, Eunuch Yang, the admiral of the East Factory, is here. Would you like to go and greet him in person? "
Just when Liu Gui was thinking about whether to go upstairs and take a look, he heard his subordinate coming to report. It was a small flag officer.
Liu Gui said: "I know, I will do it right away. go. I quickly informed my father-in-law that I was a visitor, but Eunuch Yang was easy to talk to at times, and he probably came to see the show. As long as I told Eunuch Yang that my father-in-law had some personal matters, he would probably wait first. ”
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Zhang Zhou actually has no big deal.
But there are three women around him. In addition to Zhang Lushui who was beating her legs, there were also Chen and Wang Mingshan.
Of course Wang Mingshan was responsible for protecting him personally. Wang Mingshan was not feeling well a few days ago, so Zhang Zhou asked her to rest at home. Then he came to his side again...
In Zhang Zhou's opinion, one good thing about Xiao Wang is that he doesn't care about what he does, and sometimes even becomes an "accomplice".
Wang Mingshan’s obedience is very good, probably due to the influence of her grandfather Wang Yue. The daughters of the old Wang family are probably the kind who don’t like to use their brains. For her, as long as Zhang Zhou said They are all correct. If you feel there is any doubt, it must be that you have misunderstood.
"It should be a guest. "Zhang Zhou looked down from the window, but when he saw Liu Gui hurried to the main courtyard, he knew that someone had come who had to be received by Liu Gui.
Chen's daughter is here When I came to the capital, I originally wanted to meet Ning Tong. After all, she was not the daughter of Uncle Pingjiang's family. She was just a merchant selling salt. Now she was just one of the many officials and merchants in Zhang Zhou. Everything belonged to Zhang Zhou, including her place of origin. So she followed Zhang Zhou.
She wanted to have more contact with Ning Tong. Although she didn’t know that Ning Tong had been accepted by Zhang Zhou, in her opinion, Ning Tong was a capable woman. It can bring her some help.
"Go to the second floor and wait. Zhang Zhou said, "After I see the guests here, come back." "
"Yes. ”
After the Chen girl saluted, she retreated to the entrance of the stairs, and then turned around and went downstairs.
Zhang Zhou called Wang Mingshan to come to him, and pointed to the screen next to him. : “When guests come, you wait inside. As for you..."
Zhang Zhou finally looked at Zhang Lushui, shook his head and said, "Go down first. Even if I come to the theater these days, you don’t need to come up, North Korea is going to send a group of envoys to Beijing recently...one of them...forget it. I won’t say much to you, just go down first. "
"Yes. ”
Zhang Lushui obviously didn’t know what Zhang Zhou was talking about.
Even if she thought she could see through people’s hearts and even figure out men’s preferences, she seemed helpless when it came to Zhang Zhou. .
It may also be that she has a language barrier. She has never been proficient in Chinese, and Zhang Zhou doesn't know how to study her language, so Zhang Lushui just acts as a maid most of the time. Occasionally, I may serve as a translator to manage some people from North Korea.
…… Footsteps rumbled up to the third floor.
After seeing Zhang Zhou, he seemed to not even care about basic etiquette. He hurriedly came over and said: "Sir, your Majesty asked to send a message tomorrow morning. , I must let you come into the palace and discuss important matters with you. "
Zhang Zhou said: "What's the matter? If you are in a hurry, you don’t actually have to wait until tomorrow. "
Yang Peng said helplessly: "Based on what we know so far, it seems to be related to the internal chaos of the Tatars. I heard that something happened on the grassland, and that the grassland khan had an internal mutiny. As for the news, Whether this is true is unclear. But I also heard that Huo Si, who had previously submitted to the Ming Dynasty, was eager to lead his troops to the grassland this time, probably because he wanted to fish in troubled waters. ”
“Oh? "Zhang Zhou looked very surprised.
Yang Peng said: "I heard that even the three guards of Duoyan have made some changes. What are the details? There will probably be more news tonight. You may not know it yet, but you should already know it over there. "
Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "What happens inside the grassland may be beneficial to us, but it may not be all good. It may also speed up their internal integration... but I think that's about it. In recent years, the Tatars have been defeated repeatedly in the war against our Ming Dynasty. If their internal camp can still be impregnable, it is really unreasonable. What happened on this day will actually happen sooner or later. ”
“You are right. Yang Peng smiled and said, "Actually, His Majesty also looks forward to this day." I think at the beginning, whether it was the Huns, the Turks, or the Khitans, they were all weaker than the internal mutiny in the end, but all of this was still based on the strength of the Ming Dynasty's military front. Now that the Ming Dynasty's army has entered the grassland, there is chaos among the Tatars. Maybe this battle... can control the grassland? ”
“I hope so. Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Yang, do you have other matters?"
Yang Peng looked embarrassed, but seemed to grit his teeth and said: "It is true, but there are some... that are difficult to say." ”
Zhang Zhou said: “Eunuch Yang, is it a private matter? ”
“Haha. "Yang Peng said with a slightly embarrassed smile on his face, "My nephew Yang Zhi has been working in the Jinyi Guards. I want to follow my father-in-law and hope that he can make great achievements. But I have no chance..."
Yang Peng’s nephew Yang Zhi was very powerful. As far as Zhang Zhou knew, he was a second-generation dandy eunuch in the capital.
In the past, Yang Peng relied on his power to be lawless in the capital. Of course, he was also afraid of his lawlessness. For example, Yang Zhi did not dare to offend the relatives of the Zhou family and Zhang family, but Apart from these two families, the rest seemed not to be taken seriously by him.
One of the most well-known things about Yang Zhi is that he was involved in the Mancang'er case. Since then, Yang Zhi has been assigned to work in Jinyiwei by Yang Peng, but because he has no ability, he can't get involved. Make a name for yourself.
Zhang Zhou said: "Eunuch Yang is in charge of the East Factory. He wants to arrange an errand for your nephew and even give him the opportunity to make contributions. In fact, he should grab a lot of them. Why do you want to ask me?"
p>Yang Peng smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, only you can bring out talents. Who doesn't want to be by your side? This bastard is always the first to cause trouble, but if he really wants to get things done, without you I'm afraid that such a noble person can help me..."
"Oh, then arrange for him to do something first," Zhang Zhou said, "Recently, there is a lack of cannon demonstrations outside the city. Some Jin Yiwei are here to help. If you don't mind, please send him over first. What is his official position now? "" He's just the chief flag officer," Yang Peng said.
"It's good. I will be promoted to 100 households later. If I make some further contributions, I can continue to be promoted. Eunuch Yang, you take good care of the younger generations, but you are not partial to others. If you were an ordinary person, you would be better." Just arrange a hundred households or something for him," Zhang Zhou said.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Without you here, Dongchang and Jinyiwei can't mess with anything. Those who messed up the rules before, didn't they get a good end now?"
This mentioned a person, that is Li Zhang.
After Li Zhang resigned as the admiral of the Dongchang eunuch, he was transferred to the northwest. However, news of Li Zhang's death recently came.
As for how he died, it is still debatable. As far as Zhang Zhou knew, Li Zhang’s death was more or less related to Yang Peng. It seemed that Yang Peng was also afraid of someone as ruthless as Li Zhang. After the eunuch returned to Beijing, he would turn around and take revenge on him... he would probably strike first.
This group of eunuchs usually seemed to be very respectful to him, but when it came to killing people and silencing them, none of them showed any mercy.
This also made Zhang Zhou feel that if he despised the group of people in front of him, he might not even know how he died.
People with power may not be as easy to talk to as him, or even persuade others with virtue, because powerful people must first make their political opponents unable to get up, and physical eradication is actually the last step. Good means.
It is necessary to have the intention of harming others, but also the intention to guard against others.
In general...
If others are playing dirty tricks, you must have the means to be trickier than them. Once you lose power, there is no need for the emperor to give orders.
Zhang Zhou said: "Is it just about your nephew?"
Yang Peng said again: "There is one more thing.His Majesty previously asked about sending a ship to sea. Previously, the former Jinyiwei North Town Fusi Town Governor Guo Ang took the Jinyiwei to go to sea with the ship. If there is a customization in the future, Dongchang may be responsible for this matter. "
Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "There must be a precedent. ”
This refers to some of the regulations that Zheng He made when he went to the West. To allow Dongchang to be deeply involved in the voyage, the emperor trusted this group of people and also needed eunuchs and temporary posts in Dongchang. Jin Yiwei went to perform his supervisory duties.
What if the generals or officials who went to sea were independent and refused to come back?
Yang Peng said: "The people in Dongchang actually have no idea about this. If you have no experience, you still need personal guidance. In addition, His Majesty also urged the sowing of new grains. These crops are currently only promoted around Beizhili. Not many are planted in Shandong, but quite a lot in Liaodong... His Majesty previously issued a decree to the vassal kings in various places, Let them promote planting in various places. Only Prince Xing’s Mansion in Anlu responded positively. "
"Really? ”
Zhang Zhou smiled.
It seems that Yang Peng didn’t mention it, and he had almost forgotten that the Prince Xing’s Mansion is now invisible in Anlu.
< p>Although Prince Xing’s Mansion will do nothing in the next twenty years and will not even attract anyone’s attention, this is a thorn in history. It will bring about changes in the Ming Dynasty in the future, and will also bring Zhang Zhou back. What about some adverse effects?If Zhu Youtang and his son can control it now, Prince Xing's Mansion is not within his control.
In other words, as long as he can control it. It’s not that Zhu Youtang or Zhu Houzhao will be eliminated, at least there will be no relationship between him and Prince Xing’s Mansion, even in this life.
But I am afraid...
Something unexpected happened.
Although Zhu Youtang seems to have two sons now, and Concubine Xian has another son in her belly, but she doesn’t know whether it is a boy or a girl, but it is just one more, so obviously there is no chance. Insurance, and it seems certain that Zhu Houzhao will not be able to have children in the future...
As a result, Zhang Zhou seems to have to choose one thing...that is to nip the rise of Prince Xing's Palace in the bud.
This is probably what he has to do in Vanity Fair, because he, Zhang Zhou, also needs to survive recently. We are more motivated and can update faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you